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as in to consume
to take in as food
claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable
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as in to swallow
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty
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Recent Examples of ingest
Sometimes birds will be ingested into the jet engine and cause catastrophic engine failure.
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Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
If ingested into the P-8’s jet engines, the flares could have caused catastrophic damage, analysts said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Fruits also became larger, and animals like early primates would ingest them and disperse seeds, guiding the spread of plants.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
What causes cholera? Cholera is caused by ingesting a bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
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Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
If ingested into the P-8’s jet engines, the flares could have caused catastrophic damage, analysts said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Fruits also became larger, and animals like early primates would ingest them and disperse seeds, guiding the spread of plants.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
What causes cholera? Cholera is caused by ingesting a bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
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By cutting out sugar and consuming the right amount of carbohydrates and protein before and after training, the defender put on 10kg without losing any speed.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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While Nile crocodiles typically drag their prey into the water and consume them, Gustave has been repeatedly observed killing humans and leaving their bodies behind.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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In 1938, Hitler, having swallowed Austria, now demanded land from Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in Central Europe or Eastern Europe.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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At the time, children born with the most severe form of SMA swiftly lost their ability to move, to swallow, to breathe.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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However hot dogs may have originated, the council estimates Americans will eat 7 billion of them between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day.—
Don Sweeney,
sacbee,
19 July 2017
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In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
19 July 2017
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Everyone enjoyed dinky hors d’oeuvres and blinis, and sipped on champagne and Tommy’s margaritas with Don Julio.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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Dine on seafood and sip local beers in Sandbridge After reeling in a trophy catch and working up an appetite, stop by Margie and Ray’s on the way to Sandbridge Beach.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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And there are plenty of ways to eat, drink and enjoy that tough-ass plant in Tucson. Follow me on LinkedIn.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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People have been drinking less sugary soda, signaling to Coca-Cola a need to diversify its offerings.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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The slender piece of wood can serve as a useful tool—especially for puppies, who often chew on objects like sticks to soothe discomfort while teething, much like teething children are given hard objects to chew.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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There’s lots to chew on here and (dog food notwithstanding) this is arguably quite a meaty area of practical AI application to get stuck into.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingest. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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